Windows 10: Why do some taskbar icons appear as start menu tiles (with blue boxes around them)?

I have a new Surface Laptop 2 with Windows 10 Home. It has bugged me right away that the WhatsApp and Messenger icons on the taskbar look wrong. Does anyone have a solution to this? Or know why this is happening?





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Apps icons do not appear in Windows 10 start menu

Hi Spawner,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and frustration you have been through. I will be glad to assist you.

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  Have you installed all pending Windows and driver updates?
  

Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

I suggest you to refer the link suggested by Rohit Siddegowda on October 9, 2015
and follow the troubleshooting steps suggested.

Start menu tiles are missing their icons

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thanks

 

Start menu White box tile

Wait, wouldnt it be possible to use the default tile icon with your method as a temporary fix?

 

Start menu White box tile


If you would like to use one of these for your start menu tile, let me know. I will need the exact spelling and capitalization of the .exe file. For example for Macrium Reflect it's "reflect"(without quotes).










You will get a tile pack with the png icon renamed and a manifest.xml file, you need to place in the folder with the .exe file. Then delete the shortcut and tile like I told you earlier, then you just right click the .exe and pin to start. Remember it is important to delete the icon in C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs first.